Imagine That a Picture of a Spoon Is Briefly Flashed

question 231

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a picture of a spoon is briefly flashed in the left visual field of an individual with a severed corpus callosum. At the same time, a picture of a cup is briefly flashed in the right visual field. Based on research with split-brain patients, you could predict that this individual will say, ​

• A)"I didn't see anything."
• B)"I saw a spoon resting in a cup."
• C)"I saw a spoon."
• D)"I saw a cup."

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